Official Veterinarian Health Professionals

Awareness of hygiene and bio-security measures when working with animals, including causes, transmission and prevention of diseases and use of policies, materials and equipment.

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Biosecurity for Livestock Diseases in Europe

Alistair Antonopoulos, J…

2025

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Instant Insights: Improving Biosecurity in Livestock Production

Prof Jeroen Dewulf, Prof…

2023

The legal boundaries, codes of professional conduct, national and EU regulatory frameworks and legal procedures of working with animals and living organisms, ensuring their welfare and health.

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Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare

Andrew Knight, Clive Phi…

2022

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Safe work practices in a veterinary setting in order to identify hazards and associated risks so as to prevent accidents or incidents. This includes injury from animals, zoonotic diseases, chemicals, …

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Field Manual for Small Animal Medicine

Katherine Polak, Ann The…

2018

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Physical, behavioural and environmental signs of health and ill health in various animals.

Aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of common diseases and disorders. This includes veterinary areas such as propaedeutics, clinical and anatomic pathology, microbiology, parasitology, clinical medicine and surgery (including …

Universally recognized animal welfare needs as applied to species, situation and occupation. These are: need for a suitable environment need for a suitable diet need to be able to exhibit …

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4 books

Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare

Andrew Knight, Clive Phi…

2022

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National and international animal welfare auditing standards

Arlene Garcia, Anna K. J…

2025

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Animal Welfare Science

Tina Rich, Emily Patters…

2025

Bridging Research Disciplines to Advance Animal Welfare Science

Irene Camerlink

2021

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The study of animal body parts, their structure and dynamic relationships, on a level as demanded by the specific occupation.

The natural behavioural patterns of animals, i.e. how normal and abnormal behaviour might be expressed according to species, environment, human-animal interaction and occupation.

Animal nutrition, agronomy, rural economics, animal husbandry, hygiene and bio-security, ethology, protection and herd health management.

The study of the mechanical, physical, bioelectrical and biochemical functioning of animals, their organs and their cells.

Perform clinical assessment and certification of the health status of food animals prior to slaughter.

Veterinary anatomy, histology, embryology, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, pharmacology, pharmacy, toxicology, microbiology, immunology, epidemiology and professional ethics.

Prepare and provide information to individuals or groups of people on how to promote the health and well-being of animals, and how risks to animal health and welfare may be …

Inspect the animal for any external signs of parasites, disease or injury. Use this information to determine own actions and report your findings to owners.

Work safely and communicate effectively with individuals and groups of people who are in challenging circumstances. This would include recognition of signs of aggression, distress, threatening and how to address …

Create the strategy on the type of content to be delivered to the target groups and which media to be used, taking into account the characteristics of the target audience …

Handle unforeseen incidents concerning animals and circumstances which call for urgent action in an appropriate professional manner.

Create and maintain clinical records for animals according to national regulatory requirements.

Make a choice from several alternative possibilities that promote the animal's well-being.

Plan and use appropriate biosafety measures to prevent transmission of diseases and ensure effective overall biosecurity. Maintain and follow biosecurity procedures and infection control when working with animals, including recognising …

Plan and use appropriate hygiene measures to prevent transmission of diseases and ensure an effective overall hygiene. Maintain and follow hygiene procedures and regulations when working with animals, communicate site …

Monitor animals' physical condition and behaviour and report any concerns or unexpected changes, including signs of health or ill-health, appearance, condition of the animals' accommodation, intake of food and water …

Advise livestock owners of economic aspects of disease eradication. Advise consumers of public health implications of diseases transmissible from animals to humans.

Analyse animal and zoonotic disease morbidity and mortality in a given population and relate findings to the norm. This includes collection and analysis of data and information for use in …

Produce accurate descriptive certification of procedures carried out by a veterinarian.

Follow the veterinary inspection standards and ensure appropriate corrective actions when irregularities occur.

Carry out research and elaborate policies, guidelines, and strategies for the control of zoonotic and foodborne diseases.

Be able to read, understand and utilise the most current research available to justify decisions based on best practice.

Contribute to the protection of the environment by complying with the sustainability principles, policies, and regulations related to working with animals.

Issue certificates related to animal health and welfare or to animal products, based on the necessary examination or testing, in accordance with the principles of certification agreed at European level.

Investigate and report on inspection procedures, techniques, equipment and materials.

Perform inspection activities at an abattoir or at a group of miscellaneous meat processing or handling establishments. Inspect establishments engaged in slaughtering livestock and processing meat. Examine animal and carcass …

Conduct and interprete simple procedures in a veterinary practice laboratory on samples of an animal intended to detect, identify, or quantify disease agents, evaluate organ functions, or determine the nature …

Identify and determine the physiological status of animals and the nature and cause of diseases in animals through evaluation of patient history, clinical examination, and the selection, taking and reviewing …

Develop, inspect and enforce animal health standards required for interstate and international commerce of livestock and livestock products, and for public health.

Types, methods and use of enrichment for animals to allow the expression of natural behaviour, including the provision of environmental stimuli, feeding activities, puzzles, items for manipulation, social and training …

Practise reasoning and apply simple or complex numerical concepts and calculations.

Apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting in order to identify hazards and associated risks so as to prevent accidents or incidents. This includes injury from animals, zoonotic diseases, …

Make simple calculations regarding the money that should be earned in relation to the number of hours worked.

Collaborate with veterinary and other animal related professionals through communication of animal details, case records and summary reports orally or via written or electronic transfer.

Develop plans and strategies to deal with the animal in order to achieve established goals and optimal results.

Ask questions appropriate to the setting and purpose, with the aim to elicit accurate information on the animal's health condition, in order to facilitate a correct diagnosis.

Implement a set of measures to prevent and control infections, formulating and establishing health and safety procedures and policies.

Provide training in basic handling, habituation, and obedience to enable the completion of day-to-day tasks while minimising the risks to the animal, the handler, and others.

Guide and support less knowledgeable or less experienced colleagues.

Use different channels and learning styles such as journals, courses, and conferences to obtain new information, knowledge, skills, and know-how in relation to working with animals.

Categorise and verify information about the environment and its impact on the animal. Analyse the situation, such as what the animal may want or need.

Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.

Conduct self audit and peer group review processes in relation to professional standards in veterinary clinics.

Create and maintain administrative records for activities such as appointments and sales in the veterinary office.'

Ensure good relations with other animal welfare establishments and agencies.